Film (2016)
Directed by Steven Okazaki
Kendall Square Cinema
A beautifully made chronological treatment of the career of the great Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune.
Manchester by the Sea
Film (2016)
Written and directed by
Kenneth Lonergan
With Casey Affleck
The story of a man, defeated by his past, thrust into the guardianship of his nephew.
Bedroom Farce
Play (1975)
by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Maria Aitken
Huntington Theatre Company
Boston University Theater
Symphony Hall area, Boston
November 11 – December 11, 2016
A delightfully silly British comedy set simultaneously in three bedrooms in different homes.
Mala
Play (2016)
Written and performed by
Melinda Lopez
Directed by David Dower
ArtsEmerson
Liebergott Black Box
Paramount Theater
Theater district, Boston
October 27 – November 20, 2016
A collage-like one-woman play inspired by the deaths of the playwright-actor’s parents.
Moonlight
Film (2016)
Written and directed by
Barry Jenkins
A touching account of an African-American boy who is brutalized for his homosexual inclinations.